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Static

up all night
After Virgil Hawkins reveals his secret identity as Static to his girlfriend, Daisy, she breaks up with him, leaving him free to go to a big music festival with his best friend Richie Foley (also known as superhero Gear), but they soon run into girls who each have secret identities of their own.

Tough guise

violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity
Host Jackson Katz takes an in-depth look at how images of popular culture have effected the definition of masculinity in American society.

It's not easy being a ghost

"Misty is a sad ghost. The haunted house she lives in is cold and damp. Her living room is full of spiderwebs. And she's too CUTE to be spooky! What Misty needs to do, she thinks, is to be someone else. But will being spooky make Misty happy?"--Provided by publisher.

Toasty

Toasty, a piece of toast, believes he is a dog deep down in his crumbs, but realizes he is very different from all the other dogs.

Quicksilver

To prevent the public from learning about Tori's unusual DNA, technology "geek" Tori and her adoptive parents move to a new town and change their names.

The princess diaries

A shy, gawky fourteen-year-old, leading a normal teenage life, learns that she is heir to the throne of a small European country. With the help of her grandmother she takes on princess lessons and begins a transformation.

Best friends

Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth are best friends, and they have always done everything together. But as they start middle school, Jessica is ready to spread her wings and wants to become a part of the exclusive Unicorn Club. Elizabeth starts to feel like Jessica is turning into a totally different person, and the girls soon realize they might not be as similar as they once thought. With some new friends and experiences, the twins discover the importance of having different interests but staying true to each other.

Stranger things

"The backstory of Stranger Things's Robin, and her journey of coming into her own personality, interests, and sexuality"--Provided by publisher.

[al-Ja?mih?ah]

In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.

[al-Wafiyyah]

[alli?ji?ya?nt : al-juz? al-tha?lith min thula?thiyyat "alja?mih?ah"]
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered--fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready.

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